- Total number of students231,584
- Number of international students4,679
- Total number of academic staff5,638
- Number of international staff121
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded37,887
- Number of master's degrees awarded1,541
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded1,076
- Number of research only staff2,111
- Number of new undergraduate students49,699
- Number of new master's students4,375
- Number of new doctoral students1,482
Despite its name, the University of Cairo is actually located in the city of Giza and overlooks the Nile. One of the country’s oldest institutions, the public university was founded in 1908 and has about 230,000 students of whom about 3 per cent are from overseas. Just 2 per cent of staff and 2 per cent of students at Egyptian universities come from outside the country. International students living in Cairo enjoy relatively low living costs and have some of the country’s ancient attractions on their doorstep. The University of Cairo has more than 25 faculties, including engineering, medicine, agriculture and archaeology, with undergraduates programmes in subjects stretching from pomology to physical therapy. While the official language of Egypt is Arabic, English is the “first language” in universities, according to Ashraf Mahmoud Hatem, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt. The Grand Celebration Hall, a well-known symbol of Cairo University with its domed roof, is the site of various cultural and artistic events and can seat about 4,000 people. Other striking buildings on campus include the Central Library. Notable alumni include the former United Nations secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Omar Sharif, the Oscar-nominated actor, Mohamed Morsi, a former president of Egypt, and Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League from 2001 to 2011. About a third of Egypt's population is under the age of 15 and demand for higher education is growing. Following Egypt’s Arab Spring turmoil, the country began planning major reforms to its higher education system.
- Global score48.2
- Global research reputation#309
- Regional research reputation#7
- Publications#355
- Books#663
- Conferences#272
- Normalized citation impact#786
- Total citations#421
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#520
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#1,068
- International collaboration#927
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#409
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#495
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#850
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
40.6
No. of students per staff
2%
Percentage of International Students
48 : 52
Student Ratio of Females to Males
223,275
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2016
601
2017
0
2018
801
2019
801
2020
601
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
301
2019
251
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Engineering & technology
2019
601
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Life sciences
2019
601
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Physical sciences
2019
801
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Social sciences
2019
601
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Business & Economics
2019
501
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Computer Science
2019
401
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
2019
301
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
2019
301
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
2019
201
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University Impact Ranking
2019
301
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Emerging Economies
2014
95
2016
0
2017
201
2018
201
2019
201
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#140Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score44.5
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#128
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#1
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#49
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#277
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#108
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#194
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#286
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#270
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#125
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#257
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#289
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#289Physics
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- Physics overall score56.9
- Physics global research reputation#216
- Physics regional research reputation#1
- Physics publications#429
- Physics normalized citation impact#282
- Physics total citations#386
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#397
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#321
- Physics international collaboration#328
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#321
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#393
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#335
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#305Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score50.6
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#247
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#3
- Clinical Medicine publications#270
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#469
- Clinical Medicine total citations#301
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#432
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#811
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#510
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#304
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#318
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#522
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#316Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score40.8
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#83
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#7
- Plant and Animal Science publications#340
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#433
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#450
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#426
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#414
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#356
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#125
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#315
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#278
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#354Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score48.9
- Chemistry global research reputation#465
- Chemistry regional research reputation#7
- Chemistry publications#155
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#789
- Chemistry total citations#298
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#309
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#724
- Chemistry international collaboration#864
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#439
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#516
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#768
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#373Engineering
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- Engineering overall score46.5
- Engineering global research reputation#208
- Engineering regional research reputation#3
- Engineering publications#314
- Engineering normalized citation impact#524
- Engineering total citations#377
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#390
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#504
- Engineering international collaboration#549
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#281
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#581
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#652
